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The Fox River flows right through the heart of Aurora, splitting the downtown around its island, so the city has some of the most direct river-flood exposure in Kane County. Parcels lining the river and its low banks fall within mapped FEMA floodplain. A surveyed elevation is what tells a riverside owner exactly where they stand.
A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents your building’s elevation relative to the Base Flood Elevation on the FEMA flood map. Insurers use it to rate flood policies and communities use it to confirm floodplain compliance; it can also support a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) to remove a structure from a flood zone.
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Aurora, the region’s largest city outside Chicago with about 180,542 residents, spans several townships including Aurora, Naperville and Winfield, with land in Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties. The Fox River bisects the city, and FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas line that corridor and its tributaries. A FEMA Elevation Certificate, prepared by an Illinois-licensed surveyor, documents a building’s lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation so insurers can rate flood coverage, the city can confirm floodplain-permit compliance, and owners can support a Letter of Map Amendment. Deeds for the Kane County portion of Aurora are recorded with the Kane County Recorder in the county seat of Geneva.
The Fox River runs through downtown Aurora, and FEMA maps a Special Flood Hazard Area along it, so riverfront parcels carry significant flood exposure.
Recording follows the parcel: the Kane County Recorder handles the Kane County portion, while the DuPage, Kendall or Will recorder handles land in those counties.
It certifies the measured elevation of your lowest floor and reference points relative to the Base Flood Elevation, on FEMA’s standardized form.
Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for Aurora property owners and builders:
We also serve nearby Kane County communities:
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Pi Surveying, located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, is a professional land surveying design firm that provides land surveys for both the private and commercial sector.